This Climate-Fragility profile is envisaged as a first component of a Climate-Fragility Risk Assessment process. It summarizes the key challenges the Lake Chad region is experiencing as a consequence of the interplay between climate change and fragility.
FAO has supported Morocco’s development throughout the food and agriculture sector for over 60 years. Since the opening
of the FAO Representation in Rabat in 1982, more than 200 national and 65 regional projects have been delivered. Technicalassistance at the country level is focused on support to policies and strategies for sustainable development, in particular theGreen Morocco Plan, the Fisheries Plan, the National Strategy for Sustainable Development, the National Water Strategy and the
Depuis plus de soixante ans, la FAO accompagne le développement du Maroc dans le secteur de l’alimentation et de
l’agriculture. Le pays a bénéficié de plus de 200 projets nationaux ainsi que de 65 projets régionaux depuis l’ouverture de laReprésentation de la FAO à Rabat en 1982. L’assistance technique est axée sur l’appui à la mise en oeuvre des politiques etstratégies de développement durable nationales, et notamment le Plan Maroc Vert, la Stratégie Halieutis, la Stratégie Nationale
The Climate Change and International Security Resource Guide is produced for the Brussels Dialogue on Climate Diplomacy (BDCD) which consists of a series of informal meetings to exchange information and promote cooperation among European institutions and international organisations active in the nexus between climate change and international, national, human and environmental security.
Conflict and climate change have pushed 124 million people in 51 countries into acute food security, a situation when the inability to consume adequate food represents an immediate danger to people’s lives and livelihoods. In 2017, the number of people affected by acute food insecurity increased by 11 million. These are the main findings of a publication titled, “Global Report on Food Crises,” released by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN).
Data and information on land are fundamental for enabling smallholder farmers to gain secure access and control over their land, which provides the basis for investing in their operations.
This briefing paper outlines the importance and benefits of increasing the availability and accessibility of land information in support of improved food security and nutrition.
Mauritius joined FAO in 1968. In response to the Government’s request to reorganize and strengthen the governance
framework for agricultural services, the first FAO intervention was carried out in 2011, with follow up in 2014. The aim of suchinstitutional changes is to improve the agriculture industry’s regulatory environment so that oversight functions are streamlinedand new technical realities reflected. An FAO National Correspondent currently oversees FAO operations in Mauritius, incollaboration with FAO’s country representation in Madagascar.
Cambodia joined FAO in 1950 and since an FAO representation was opened in 1994, the focus of cooperation has gradually
shifted moving from projects to increase production to interventions aimed at diversifying production, achieving sustainableuse of natural resources and improving the nutrition security
Cuba es miembro fundador de la FAO. La asistencia técnica en el país se ha centrado en potenciar la investigación,
organización y desarrollo de los sectores pesquero y forestal, en el manejo sostenible de tierras y aguas, la sanidad vegetal yanimal y la creación de capacidades en materia de nutrición. También la FAO ha apoyado las prioridades de Cuba medianteproyectos de cooperación dirigidos a alcanzar resiliencia frente al cambio climático, impulsar la intensificación sostenible de
The Miombo woodland is a vast African dryland forest ecosystem covering close to 2.7 million km2 across southern Africa (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe). The woodlands are characterized by the dominance of Brachystegia species, either alone or in association with Julbernardia and Isoberlinia species. It is estimated that the woodlands – through their numerous goods and services which include various non-wood forest products (NWFPs) (e.g.
This report provides a synthesis on land degradation assessments conducted for two countries (Kenya and
Burkina Faso) at different scales. The task mainly involved identifying hotspot areas of degradation that require priority management interventions. The approach involves modelling, stakeholder engagement and field validation.
In the report, we refer to land degradation as the persistent loss of ecosystem function and productivity caused by disturbances from which the land cannot recover unaided.